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Newstead Wood School
Newstead Wood School in Orpington selects girls for Year 7 through its own verbal and non-verbal reasoning tests.
Grammar school · Orpington, Bromley
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Avebury Road, Orpington, Kent, BR6 9SA
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Entry information
For September 2027 entry
Newstead Wood selects girls for September 2027 Year 7 entry through its own verbal and non-verbal reasoning papers. School selection-test registration by supplementary form ran from 1 May to 30 June 2026 and is now closed. Families must also submit the home-authority Common Application Form; the school’s nine-mile catchment and admission policy govern offers.
Entry stage: Year 7 (11+)
What the assessment covers
- Verbal Reasoning
- Non-Verbal Reasoning
Assessment provider: Newstead Wood School
The admissions process
- Register for Newstead Wood’s selection test through the school’s Supplementary Information Form; the 2027 window ran from 1 May to 30 June 2026 and late registrations are not accepted.
- Sit the school’s verbal and non-verbal reasoning papers; the school calendar lists Selection Test Day as 25 September 2026.
- After the result, name Newstead Wood on the Common Application Form to your home local authority by that council’s deadline. Check the school’s nine-mile catchment and 2027 admission policy.
Read the official details: Admissions information from Newstead Wood School
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Verbal reasoning
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Talk through word relationships, letter patterns and codes. Encourage your child to explain the rule before choosing an answer.
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Explore words and logic with Plusling’s verbal reasoning quizzes, with feedback that helps the next attempt feel clearer.
Start the 5-question verbal reasoning quizNon-verbal reasoning
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Look for changes in shape, position, shading and direction. Work out one rule at a time before checking it against the choices.
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Your application starting points
Use the official links on this page to answer these questions for your child’s entry year.
Check the entry point and eligibility
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Put the right dates in your diary
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Read the school’s admissions criteria
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Assessment notes
- Newstead Wood states that its selection test has verbal and non-verbal reasoning papers only. The CEM guide linked by the school is for 2020 entry and does not establish the current provider.
Plusling’s guide to Newstead Wood School is independently written. The school and its admissions authority publish the official arrangements.
Contains government school-register data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Primary sources
- Newstead Wood School: school details Department for Education
- Year 7 Admissions | Admissions | Newstead Wood School Newstead Wood School
- Year 7 Open Morning - July 2026 Newstead Wood School
- Year 7 selection test and familiarisation Newstead Wood School